Bodney
Did you know?
"D-Day ran remarkably smoothly for Britain’s airfields – except at Bodney, where a P-51 of the 352nd Fighter Group swung on take-off and promptly hit the control tower.
"| Also known as: | Bodney Aerodrome / Bodney Camp / RAF Bodney / RAF Station, Bodney / USAAF Station 141 |
| County: | Norfolk |
| Current Status: | Army training / Farmland |
| Date: | March 1940 - 26 November 1945 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber / Fighter / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 352nd Fighter Group Association
- Hilborough Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 17 (P) AFU
- No 21 Sqn
- No 82 Sqn
- No 90 Sqn
- 328th FS
- 352nd FG
- 486th FS
- 487th FS
Looking north west across the airfield from the B1108 road, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Bodney, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Bodney, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
Type 22 Pillbox with a local Anti-Aircraft Mount modification on the roof, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Bodney, 18 August 2007.
Aerial view of Bodney, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Bodney, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Looking east across the airfield from near the technical site, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
Gymnasium and Chapel at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
Main workshops at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
A.M.W.D. Mechanical Plant Store at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
Footage of the 352nd Fighter Group at Bodney, 1944. Courtesy of buggarthat
Aerial footage of Bodney. Courtesy of andy lannie